Lot no. 833
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XVI (1774-1792). Medal, greetings from the town of Troyes on the occasion of the royal coronation in Reims on 11 June 1775, by B. Duvivier MDCCLXXV (1775), Paris.
Av. LUDOVICUS XVI. REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS. Right bust of the King, crowned, in an ermine mantle, with the collar of the Order of the Holy Spirit and a tie; signature B. DUVIVIER F.
Rv. Inscriptions in nine lines: URBIS/ PRIMARIÆ/ DECUS FIRMATUM/ TRECIS/ A LUDOVICO XVI,/ SIGNANTE DEO/ CHRISTUM SUUM,/ OVANTE GALLIA/ MDCCLXXV.
Sb.76b - Nocq 182 ; Silver - 35,4 g - 41,5 mm - 12 h
This medal is known in gold, silver and bronze. Only minor circulation marks in the fields. Beautiful old patina. Very nice.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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